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From: maujt@warwick.ac.uk (Richard J Cox)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc,comp.sys.next,comp.sys.mac,comp.cog-eng,comp.sys.amiga,comp.editors
Subject: Re: replacing the desktop metaphor (Why any metaphor?)
Keywords: desktop metaphor, graphical interfaces, computing environments
Message-ID: <77@poppy.warwick.ac.uk>
Date: 10 Jan 89 15:55:51 GMT
References: <390@skep2.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: maujt@warwick.ac.uk (Richard J Cox)
Organization: Computing Services, Warwick University, UK
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In article <390@skep2.ATT.COM> wcs@skep2.ATT.COM (Bill.Stewart.[ho95c]) writes:
...
>Most of the Mac-haters I know are touch-typists who don't
>like moving their hands off the keyboard - the head-mouse
>may be able to let them get the best of both worlds.
...

I'm different: I'm a Mac hater, I'm not a touch typest, and I don't mind
moving my fingers off the keyboard.
The reason I hate the Mac is its user interface - it forces you to conform
too much, ie it is not customisable enough. When I use UNIX I use tcsh
(csh+command line editing via emacs style CTRL chars) with >40 aliases,
highly customised emacs etc....

- RC

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